Month: December 2019

Known for “wielding the lasso of truth” online. Dr. Jen Gunter is a fierce advocate for women’s health now tackling those issues with a docuseries on CBC Gem.

July 1 was a big day on campus as Western officially went smoke – the final step in an evolution that has seen a gradual shrinking of designated smoking areas and an increase in cessation supports.

Beset by political misinformation, disinformation, populism and polarization, democracy faces some of its biggest challenges in a generation. Political Science professor Laura Stephenson aims to take the pulse of Canadian democracy and improve the health of electoral participation.

From a Western classroom to Hollywood’s big screen, Western alumnus Simu Liu, HBA’11, will fight alongside the latest wave of Marvel Comics superheroes to follow Iron Man, Captain America and Thor in populating the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Western quarterback Chris Merchant wrapped up his collegiate career with the Mustangs by being named the 2019 winner of the Hec Crighton Trophy as Canada’s most outstanding player in U SPORTS football.

The biggest stage in Canadian music was tinted purple earlier this year as Western alumni and students kicked off the 2019 Juno Awards with a once-in-a-lifetime performance.

For the first time in its history, Western held a simultaneous installation of a president and a chancellor, welcoming Alan Shepard as the 11th President and Vice-Chancellor and Linda Hasenfratz, BSc’89, MBA’97, LLD’19, as its 23rd Chancellor, this fall.

If Western researcher Mark Daley has his way, the Western community will not only understand those patterns, but start using data to transform the institution for the benefit of students, faculty and staff across campus.

Kalley Armstrong might justifiably boast about her pedigree – whether about her stellar hockey career with one of North America’s top college teams or as granddaughter of a Hockey Hall of Fame player. Instead, the Anthropology graduate student is most excited about sharing her on-ice talents with young Indigenous athletes is helping her explore her First Nations roots.

NASA threw its financial support behind project Dragonfly– a drone mission co-led by Western planetary geologist Catherine Neish – to explore Saturn’s massive moon Titan.